acquired/ develops with age
Knotted hair
beaded hair
characterized by alternating bands of gray and pigmented hair
hair breaks between the beads and nodes
hair breaks easily
creates brush like spreading of fibers along hair shaft
variety of canities
growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally only grow vellus hair
dry, brittle condition includes the formation of nodular swellings along the hairshaft
split ends
causes splitting
technical term for gray hair
brittle hair
aka hirsuities
must be cut (chopped) off
congenital/ existing at birth
